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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
âd never see her againâthen, to our horror, we did.â
âHopewell Lightfinger, Sword Coast Adventurer
When the spirit of a malevolent trickster or callous rogue refuses to
enter the afterlife, the spirit sometimes becomes a mirror shade instead. Mirror shades are incorporeal Undead that, in their true forms, look like person-shaped blobs of shining light. More often
Monsters
Acquisitions Incorporated
wizard, or perhaps âthat strange old man in the village,â Jim's original penchant was not for the magic of scroll or spell, but for the stage.
As an entertainer and purveyor of the âJim Darkmagic
follows him as chief arcanist (and occasional arsonist) for Acquisitions Incorporated. And although his skills as an adventurer and real wizard remain highly sought after, Jim looks forward to a well
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with
configurations to create star moth;star moths (see the Astral Adventurerâs Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found adrift in the Silver Void, transforming
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including
moths (see the Astral Adventurerâs Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found adrift in the Silver Void, transforming them into floating cities and
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
sustenance.
Astral elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange
. The elves sculpt these substances in various configurations to create star moth;star moths (see the Astral Adventurerâs Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
elves were among the first creatures to dwell in the Silver Void. As other explorers have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the
these substances in various configurations to create star moth;star moths (see the Astral Adventurerâs Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found
Monsters
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
have reached for the stars, astral elves have had to reckon with violent neighbors and strange visitors. Over the eons, astral elves have clashed with numerous invaders, including psurlons, mind flayers
Astral Adventurerâs Guide) and other vessels. The elves also reshape the petrified bodies of dead gods found adrift in the Silver Void, transforming them into floating cities and citadels.
Although
Backgrounds
Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
you might or might not choose to share.
Although you will undoubtedly find some of this landâs ways to be strange and discomfiting, you can also be sure that some things its people take for
society.
Halruaa. Located on the southern edges of the Shining South, and hemmed in by mountains all around, the magocracy of Halruaa is a bizarre land to most in Faerûn who know about it. Many folk
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Species
Elemental Evil Player's Companion
beyond â from the boundless vistas of the Elemental Plane of Air.
They are immigrants, refugees, scouts, and explorers, their outposts functioning as footholds in a world both strange and alien
back into the air. Those that make it to a world in the Material Plane find it a strange place. They sometimes forget or ignore vertical distances, and they have nothing but pity for those earthbound
Lizardfolk
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Volo's Guide to Monsters
If youâre considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a
freshly grilled steak.
â Tordek, dwarf fighter and adventurer
Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
called on to rescue a friend from the horrific depths of the Abyss or to sail the shining waters of the River Oceanus. They can hoist a tankard with the friendly giants of Ysgard or face the chaos of
Limbo to contact a wizened githzerai sage. Planes of existence define the extremes of strange and often dangerous environments. The most bizarre locations present settings undreamed of in the natural
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Stranger Things
. The way to escape from the labyrinth is through a portal into a strange, dark, parallel dimension called the Upside Down. There the characters meet the Proud Princess, a powerful adventurer who has
. It is a strange and dreadful creature with eight heads surrounding a large circular mouth rimmed with jagged teeth. Its maw drips with acid, and its tail ends in a pair of sharp pincers. Tristan asks
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Lizardfolk If youâre considering taking a scaled one along on an adventure, remember this important fact. The strange, inhuman glint in its eyes as it looks you over is the same look you might give a
freshly grilled steak.
â Tordek, dwarf fighter and adventurer
Only a fool looks at the lizardfolk and sees nothing more than scaly humanoids. Their physical shape notwithstanding, lizardfolk
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
being of flesh and bloodâin shining armor and a flapping cape. His countenance shows great strength of will, yet the forcefulness of his presence is tempered by his calm, sad eyes. His features are
Barovia. The clouds suddenly break open, letting shafts of glorious sunlight flood through. In the valley below, the strange fog dissolves. Barovia is free once more.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual
Kuo-toa Fishlike Fanatics of the Deep Habitat: Coastal, Underdark; Treasure: Relics Eric Belisle An adventurer stumbles on a kuo-toa archpriest and servants of its strange gods Kuo-toa have slimy
themselves to dominance, often kidnapping people to learn their secrets or making dubious sacrifices to bizarre gods. To facilitate such plots, kuo-toa try to capture creatures alive using nets or strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Diseases A plague ravages the kingdom, setting the adventurers on a quest to find a cure. An adventurer emerges from an ancient tomb, unopened for centuries, and soon finds herself suffering from a
wasting illness. A warlock offends some dark power and contracts a strange affliction that spreads whenever he casts spells. A simple outbreak might amount to little more than a small drain on party
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
8. Strange Rock Formation Petrified Basilisk. What at first glance appears to be a spiky rock formation in the middle of the cavern is really a petrified basilisk.
Decor. Jagged spirals are carved
stone giants, an adventurer used a mirror to trick the basilisk into targeting itself with its own petrifying gaze. It has remained a fixture of this cavern ever since. A detect magic spell reveals an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
, in their true forms, look like person-shaped blobs of shining light. More often, though, mirror shades are encountered on reflective surfaces such as mirrors or panes of glass. There, they blend in
great at picking locks but had a terrible cruel streak. When the cloaker got her, we were glad weâd never see her againâthen, to our horror, we did.â
âHopewell Lightfinger,
Sword Coast adventurer
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
proximity to the secret continent. Its collections of artifacts and scholarly works about ancient Xenâdrik and the Dhakaan Empire are unparalleled. In many ways, it lives up to the shining vision of
its founder, Lord Lareth irâMorgrave, to be âa beacon of knowledge shining from the tallest towers of the city.â On the other hand, the universityâs reputation is tainted by allegations of smuggling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
, but by the influence of the planes. Such tieflings may be born in manifest zones when planes are coterminous. Planar tieflings are isolated oddities, often seen as exotic and strange, but not
character could be an envoy, an exile, or simply an adventurer driven by a desire to see what lies beyond your magical kingdom.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
relationship with the adventurer (as determined in chapter 2). The crowd nods along to nearly any tale a character tells, whether hearing it for the first or the thousandth time. If you or a player
, but when the sun rose... 3 The Lord of Palanthas ordered Ispin arrested after the adventurer shaved the lordâs twin Solamnic poodles, but Ispin talked his way out of it by... 4 Ispin weathered a week
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
, conflicts and successes, and encounters with the unusual. They can help to explain why your character became an adventurer, and some might still affect your life even after they are long over. The
interest. 31â40 You made an enemy of an adventurer. Roll a d6. An odd number indicates you are to blame for the rift, and an even number indicates you are blameless. Use the supplemental tables and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
if they donât want to stay at the Stonehill Inn. Carpâs Story Qellineâs son, Carp, is a spirited and precocious halfling lad enchanted by the idea of being an adventurer. He was playing in the woods
was close. Carp thinks the bandits have a secret lair under the old manor house. He also saw some strange goblins with âglowing handsâ duck into the tunnel. Carp can take the characters to the tunnel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
manifest zones, where a plane exerts influence over a region. Planar tieflings are oddities, often seen as strange but not necessarily evil. Finally, the Venomous Demesne â a city-state hidden on the
Demesne has had no significant contact with the Five Nations and few know it exists. Your character could be an envoy or exile from it, or simply an adventurer driven by a desire to see what lies beyond your homeland.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richtenâs Guide to Ravenloft
Bagman. The Bagman emerges from a bag of holding to collect its next victimBeware the Bagman The Bagman is an urban legend about an adventurer who sought to escape doom by abandoning his party and hiding
inside a bag of holding. When he tried to leave, though, he became lost amid a constantly increasing number of extradimensional storage spaces. Over time, the strange forces of this magical in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Heroesâ Feast: Saving the Childrenâs Menu
Chef in a Pickle Robin Olausson As the characters walk through the streets of Daggerford, they find themselves drawn to the delicious aroma emanating from the River Shining Tavern. When they enter
, aged exactly seven seasons A small bag of mustard seeds from Arthur Holrowâs garden KENDER STUMBLENOODLES
Kaga got the recipe for Stumblenoodles from a kender adventurer who hailed from the world
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
. Bookshelves are crowded with sheaves of parchment and strange-looking tomes.
Iarno has left his rat familiar here to watch for intruders. The rat shares a telepathic bond with its master, and it sends a
can see that Iarnoâs apparatus appears to be set up to brew potions of invisibilityânot that he has succeeded so far. Among the books is a tome written in Dwarvish. The journal of an adventurer named
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
for the archlich. When an adventurer dies in the complex, Rerak traps their soul using foul magic and shunts it to the gems embedded in the false lichâs eyes. The souls remain in the false lichâs eyes
, intermingled with the magic of the rod piece, causes strange mirages to appear throughout the complex. These mirages are described where theyâre encountered (see areas T9, area T13, area T21, and area T24).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
anything like sanctuary from Dragonspear. Built by an adventurer named Daeros after he found a wealth of gems in a sunken dwarven settlement, Dragonspear Castle was erected above the very caverns where
inside the castleâs walls and overran the defenders. Then came the Second Dragonspear War, more than a century ago, during which a strange cloak of mist settled over the castle, and the forces of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tashaâs Cauldron of Everything
hopeful beacon to others? Or will you be a source of terror to those who feel the stab of your mind and witness the strange manifestations of your might? As an Aberrant Mind sorcerer, you decide how you
acquired your powers. Were you born with them? Or did an event later in life leave you shining with psionic awareness? Consult the Aberrant Origins table for a possible origin of your power. Aberrant
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurerâs Guide
committing some infraction of elven law, or emissaries who come to Faerûn for a purpose that benefits elven culture or society. Halruaa. Located on the southern edges of the Shining South, and hemmed in by
mountains all around, the magocracy of Halruaa is a bizarre land to most in Faerûn who know about it. Many folk have heard of the strange skyships the Halruaans sail, and a few know of the tales that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Masterâs Guide (2014)
disappeared in the area. 11 Slay a dragon or some other challenging monster. 12 Discover the nature and origin of a strange location or phenomenon. 13 Pursue fleeing foes taking refuge in the dungeon. 14
of strange occurrences in a haunted house or other location. 11 Interfere with the operation of a business. 12 Rescue a character, monster, or object from a natural or unnatural disaster. 2. Identify
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Rillyn House After arriving in Baldurâs Gate, the characters can make general inquiries about the retired adventurer and patriar Machil Rillyn. They learn that Rillyn House, his noble estate, is in
the Upper City. Their inquiries also inform the characters that Machil died ten years ago (not long after gifting The Scrivenerâs Tale to Candlekeep), having built up a fortune as an adventurer but
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer Academy
that thing, just put it on the rug there, open it as quietly as ye can, and let me die in peace.â
At that point, the characters hear a strange thump from within the crate. If Mirt is asked about the
characters with slightly winded thanks, and a murmured plea for their discretion regarding his state before and during the fight. Mirt the Merciless (Academy Head)
Human Adventurer (Retired) and Head
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
, an ambassador, or something else? Work with the player to determine how the character ended up as an adventurer. The characterâs bond is a great starting point to consider for this question. How did
visions that guide you. 6 Your sworn enemy is an ally of your people, forcing you to leave your tribe to gain vengeance. 7 An evil entity corrupted your peopleâs society. 8 An injury or strange event caused you to lose all memory of your past, but occasional flashes of it return to you.